StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

gwnightscream This 1981 horror film stars James Farentino, Melody Anderson and Jack Albertson. This takes place in small town, Potters Bluff where the residents are not who they seem. When strangers turn up dead, local sheriff, Dan Gillis (Farentino) starts to investigate and discovers that various townspeople look like the murdered victims. Anderson (Flash Gordon) plays Dan's wife, Janet who is a school teacher and the late, Albertson (The Poseidon Adventure, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory) plays mortician, William Dobbs. Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Michael Currie (Halloween III) and the late, Lisa Blount (Prince of Darkness) are also featured. This is a good horror flick with twisted moments that combines aspects of "The Fog" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" plus there's a scene that "Halloween III" kind of imitates. Fans of the genre may want to check this one out.

Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) It can be tough living in a small town. The people are nosy and invasive. The faces seem at times too familiar. People you thought you were gone keep popping back into your life. Welcome to Potter's Bluff, a small sea-side village where they take the slogan "A New Way Of Life" just a little too seriously.In "Dead & Buried," the sheriff of a small town investigates a series of grisly murders that take him further and further down the rabbit hole. It seems some folks from out of town are taking too kindly to the area and, well, over-staying their welcome -- much like the townies that populate Potter's Bluff. It's a bizarre mystery flick with a whiff of the undead and a feel all-too similar to that of a classic "Twilight Zone" episode.Director Gary Sherman ("Death Line", "Poltergeist III") makes ample use of the small town setting to create a claustrophobic film that slowly tightens its grip around the viewer's neck. He is aided by some remarkable make-up and special effects, courtesy of none other than Stan Winston. Sure, some of it may look primitive by today's standards, but you can see Winston and company honing their craft, paving the way for the iconic work done in later films like "The Terminator" and "Aliens." The story, as crafted by "Alien" scribes Ron Shusett and Dan O'Bannon is, likewise, a cut above the average genre fare of the era. Smart and innovative, the film is only ever hampered by some thin characters and a few stiff performances. But then again, given the subject matter, maybe that's appropriate.While the film didn't quite catch on with audiences in its time, it's definitely worth the cult-classic status it seems to be inching towards with each passing year. Its high concepts and equally tight execution make it the sort of film that will still creep under your skin. "Dead & Buried" deserves to be unearthed by genre fans (especially those who love late '70s/early '80s fare). Truly ahead of its time, it's worth digging up by any means necessary.

MartinHafer I liked watching Jack Albertson in this film. Although he's mostly known for "Chico and the Man" and for playing Charlie's grandpa in "Willy Wonka", here he plays a VERY different sort of guy. How different? He's a demented maniac who kills and re-animates people!! Now that's playing against type! The film is told from the point of view of the sheriff in a small town (James Farentino). There is a murder--and that's very unusual. However, when another murder soon occurs--and ALSO involving people from out of town--he starts to wonder if some conspiracy is afoot. Weird? Yes--but not nearly as weird as when he gets word that one of the victims' bodies is gone! And, weirder yet--the person is seen ALIVE later!! Obviously bad things are happening here! The film is like combining "The Stepford Wives", "Phantasm" and perhaps even a bit of "Rosemary's Baby"! It's wild and exciting and is filled with WONDERFUL twists. In fact, the ending is one of the best endings I've ever seen in a horror flick. This is an exceptionally eerie and well written film...so why is its current rating only 6.5?! Don't believe the low score--this is a brilliantly spooky film. A must-see!

gregory-joulin --- SPOILERS --- "Dead & Buried"... I had read the novelization of this movie when I was a teenager in the mid-eighties and I remember being grossed out the hard way then. The beautiful opening moments, that sexy girl on the beach, the brutal attack occurring suddenly, a village lost in the fog, all those gruesome murders, the shocking final twist... It was a very nice and grabbing horror book written by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, in a pure Stephen King style.Jumping on the Blu Ray release of "Dead & Buried" out of nostalgia, I was looking forward to feel the same shock before my screen... well, it didn't happen. That's strange : I feel the novelization of the original script is more frightening than the movie based on that script itself ! How can that happen ? Well, the movie is, to me, a mixed bag. The book was not, because it focused on the criminal investigation led by Sheriff Dan Gillis (demotivated and implausible TV star James Farentino in the film). In the book, you can feel, page by page, the stubbornness and competence of that sheriff evolving into confusion and anguish because of the strange events occurring .... and because of his wife's odd behavior, turning from loving and chilled out to spooky and unsettling.The movie doesn't explore this feeling at all. Good horror flicks need to have a sort of "blur" zone where nothing is revealed at once, just suggested. Not here : the movie spoils itself from the very beginning. For example, the point of the film is that the viewer *must* understand after 10 minutes that the town folks are a big part of the problem... OK, no big deal, that's a viable option, but then, why focusing on poor lonely Sheriff Gillis who spend his time driving around the village with his concerned face all day long, going nowhere, picking up dead bodies one after the other and doing nothing serious to keep things moving ? He's even losing a fleeing suspect during an overlong and not scary chase-in-the-dark sequence that leads nowhere.He doesn't even react professionally to the murder occurring in the hospital room, during the infamous needle-in-the-eye sequence, when every cop on Earth would have locked down the place and call for support to interrogate everybody, patients included. And let's not mention that silly haunted house sequence with the usual "poor lost family from the city".And the final twist, to mention it briefly without spoiler, so very astonishing and uneasy in the book, happens in the movie to be completely illogical and couldn't make less sense than there.Ms. Yarbro could handle holes like these in her novelization because, I guess, she could use the number of pages to work it out, fix broken links, put some flesh on things... but in the motion picture, these plot problems tend to invade the screen and bother viewers.The film has highlights, though. The opening sequence, both erotic and dreadful in the book, is totally grasping on screen, thanks to gorgeous Lisa Blount and an excellent music and cinematography. The city atmosphere is really scary, with all that fog, this big horn sound in the distance, the gray appearance of houses and streets... Shocking gore details still hold up after all those years, thanks to the genius of great Stan Winston.So my advice would be : go for eBay search engine and try to purchase an old copy of the book, forget about buying the damn thing on DVD or BR.